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October 8, 1996
From: Impact Software
P.O. Box 457
Chino, CA 91708-0457
U.S.A.
Tel: 909-590-8522
FAX: 909-590-2202
WWW: http://www.impactsoft.com
email: prodsales@impactsoft.com
techsup@impactsoft.com
feedback@impactsoft.com
This is the README.TXT file distributed with version
3.5e of Almanac for Windows. Topics discussed in
this file are:
- Registration
- Compatibility
- Updating a previous Almanac installation
- INSTALLING ALMANAC 3.5
- Foreign language option
- Software license & Limited warranty
REGISTRATION
------------
Almanac is not free software. It is released as
shareware, which provides the opportunity for the
program to be evaluated before it is purchased.
We hope that after you try Almanac you will like
it so much that you will want to register. By
doing so you are voting with your pocketbook for
us to continue developing high-quality, Windows
shareware.
Complete information on how to register Almanac
is included in the REGISTER.TXT file.
Customers who have registered a previous version
of Almanac should refer to the UPGRADE.TXT file
for upgrading information.
COMPATIBILITY
-------------
This version of Almanac includes components for
16 and 32 bit Windows platforms. SETUP will
automatically install 16 bit code under Windows
3.x and 32 bit code under Windows 95 or Windows
NT.
INSTALLING ALMANAC
------------------
The Almanac package includes a graphical Windows
installation program using the standard name of
SETUP.EXE. You should place all of the files
included in the release package on a floppy disk
or in a temporary directory of your hard drive.
SETUP requires about 650K bytes of disk space on
your hard drive to install Almanac to.
Information is provided below describing:
- Updating a previous Almanac installation
- Installation considerations for Windows NT
- Installing to Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0
- Installing to Windows 3.x or Windows NT 3.x
- Foreign Language Option
Please take a moment to review all sections that
apply to your installtion before proceeding.
UPDATING A PREVIOUS ALMANAC INSTALLATION
----------------------------------------
Almanac's SETUP utility has been enhanced to update
a previous installation automatically. Version 3.5
of Almanac may be installed over version 3.0 or 3.1.
SETUP will update the program and help files, and will
not overwrite any existing data files on your hard
disk.
If you specifically want SETUP to replace any
release files such as the sample overlay files,
delete them from your installation and then run
SETUP.
INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR WINDOWS NT
---------------------------------------------
Almanac should be installed while running under
the logon ID of the Almanac user. Configuration
information is maintained for the user in their
area of the system registry.
Although this is the recommended approach to
installation, you may have a specific need to
install Almanac as Common system. For example,
if Almanac is maintaining an office schedule in
a factory that operates multiple shifts, you may
want the clerk for each shift to share the same
Almanac system. In this case, install Almanac
for each user and specify the same target
directory. You may safely add users later -
SETUP will not overwrite any existing data files.
INSTALLING TO WINDOWS 95 or WINDOWS NT 4.0
---------------------------------------------
Click the Start button on your desktop and then
click 'Run...'. Enter the location of the
Almanac release files and SETUP utility into
the edit box of the Run dialog. For example:
c:\temppath\SETUP.EXE
In the above example you will have to substitute
the disk drive letter and pathname 'd:\temppath'
with the location that the files can be found on
your computer.
INSTALLING TO WINDOWS 3.x or WINDOWS NT 3.x
---------------------------------------------
Run SETUP by selecting the 'Run...' command from the
File menu of Program Manager or File Manager. Enter
"d:\SETUP32" as the Command Line, where "d" is the
drive/directory that you are installing Almanac FROM
(for example, A:\SETUP). Select "OK".
1. The first action performed by SETUP is to display the
date your computer is set to. Almanac's calendar
will not operate correctly if your computer is not set
to the correct date.
2. SETUP will then display an Installation Control window.
Three pushbuttons allow you to change the FROM and TO
drives and paths for your install. SETUP initially
sets these values for you so that you can just click
the Install button if you do not need to make changes.
If you are using Program Manager as your Windows shell,
SETUP will allow a Program Group to be selected
to receive the startup icon for Almanac.
SETUP will inform you when installation is complete.
If your Windows installation is configured for French,
German, or Spanish language, or if you would like to
customize Almanac for another foreign language, please
read the following section.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE OPTION
-----------------------
Although it would be difficult for us to create and
distribute our shareware in multiple languages, it is
important to try to meet the needs of the many
customers who would enjoy such a capability. Almanac
3.5 has been designed to provide the option of
customizing the text that appears on the menu as well
as the text of calendar displays and prints.
Almanac 3.5 will look for the file ALMSTR.TXT in the
directory that it is executed from. This file contains
the foreign language equivalents for specific text that
is used on Almanac's menus and displays.
If your Windows installation is configured for either
the French, German, or Spanish language, Almanac's
SETUP utility will ask you if you would like it to
install the appropriate language information for
you.
If you are running any other language than these or
English, SETUP will direct you here for more
information.
You can build your own ALMSTR.TXT file by first
copying the ALMENG.TXT file from your release disk
into your Almanac directory. (SETUP does not
install this file - you should only copy it from
the release package onto your hard disk if you
intend to customize Almanac for a language other
than English.) This file is a sample language
template that contains the English text used in
Almanac's menus and displays. You can edit this
file with Windows NOTEPAD or other ASCII text
editor to create your own ALMSTR.TXT file.
Simply replacie the English text with the
appropriate text of the language you would like.
It is important that you do not add or delete
any lines from this file. Each line of the
file contains text that Almanac will substitute
for a specific area in the program.
Menu items contain an ampersand (&) character
in front of the letter of the text that will
be underlined and used for Alt-key selection.
Hot keys, such as Ctrl-P for File.Print
cannot be changed from their English derived
defaults.
Almanac will automatically use the new text in
ALMSTR.TXT the next time it is executed. Be
careful to leave the first line of ALMSTR.TXT
unchanged. This contains the major and minor
version of Almanac so that later versions can
avoid using the file if changes to the contents
of the file must be made.
We welcome any new language files that you would
like to send us, as well as any corrections that
you think we should make to the files we are
distributing!
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The legalese section...
ALMANAC for Windows
Version 3.5
Copyright ⌐ 1988-1996 by Leonard A. Gray.
All rights reserved.
SOFTWARE LICENSE
Non-licensed users are granted a limited license to use Almanac
on a 30-day trial basis for the purpose of determining
whether Almanac is suitable for their needs. The use
of Almanac, except for the initial 30-day trial,
requires registration. The use of unlicensed copies of Almanac,
outside of the initial 30-day trial, by any person,
business, corporation, government agency or any other entity is
strictly prohibited.
A single user license permits a user to use Almanac
only on a single computer. Licensed users may use the
program on different computers, but may not use the program
on more than one computer at the same time.
No one may modify or patch the Almanac executable files
in any way, including but not limited to decompiling,
disassembling, or otherwise reverse engineering the program.
A limited license is granted to copy and distribute Almanac
only for the trial use of others, subject to the above
limitations, and also the following:
1) Almanac and all of its release files must be
distributed in unmodified form, complete with the
file containing this license information.
2) Almanac may not be distributed in conjunction with
any other product without a specific license to do so
from Impact Software.
3) No fee, charge, or other compensation may be requested or
accepted, except as authorized below:
A) Operators of electronic bulletin board systems (sysops)
may make Almanac available for downloading only as
long as the above conditions are met. An overall or
time-dependent charge for the use of the bulletin board
system is permitted as long as there is not a specific
charge for the download of Almanac.
B) Vendors of user-supported or shareware software approved by
the ASP may distribute Almanac, subject to the
above conditions, without specific permission. Non-
approved vendors may distribute Almanac only after
obtaining written permission from Impact Software.
Such permission is usually granted. Please write for
details (enclose your catalog).
C) Non-profit user groups may distribute copies of the
Almanac diskette to their members, subject to
the above conditions, without specific permission.
Non-profit groups may collect a disk duplication fee
not to exceed five dollars.
LIMITED WARRANTY
Impact Software warrants that all disks provided are
free from defects in material and workmanship, assuming
normal use, for a period of 90 days from the date of
purchase.
Impact Software warrants that the program will perform
in substantial compliance with the documentation supplied
with the software product. If a significant defect in
the product is found, the Purchaser may return the
product for a refund. In no event will such a refund
exceed the purchase price of the product.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, IMPACT SOFTWARE DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE
PRODUCT. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, THE
PURCHASER ASSUMES THE RISK OF PAYING THE ENTIRE COST OF
ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION AND ANY
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL
IMPACT SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
(INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS
INFORMATION AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR THE
INABILITY TO USE THIS PRODUCT EVEN IF IMPACT SOFTWARE
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Use of this product for any period of time constitutes
your acceptance of this agreement and subjects you to its
contents.
U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS
Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject
to restrictions as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of
the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at
252.227-7013. Contractor/manufacturer is Impact Software
P.O. Box 457/ Chino, CA 91708-0457